Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-06
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Al Important Branch Of Our Eduea-
tiOnal System.
HISTORICAL OUTLINE PRESENTED.
The Largest Attendance of any State
Normal SchooI-The Several
Boards OF Trustees. the
Faculties, Etc.

No branch of a State Government is Of
more importance in general or practical
point Of view than that of her schools. 1t is
admitted by all writers that the future pro-
gress and stability of our political institu-
tons depend very greatly on the intelligence
Of the people. Back of this intellectual con-
dition, with fostering care, stand the public
school-rooms, the Normal Schools and the
State University. 1t is our purpoes here
to consider the Normal Schools only, as
the State with benefcent hand has en-
dowed these Literally, OH the presumption
that through them will come degree of
practical scholarly attainment, aud pro-
ticiency in school-room work calculated to
better the condition of the public school
system. 1t is to the credit of the far
sightedness of the early Legislators of the
State that normal training was considered
necessary adjunct, even in the beginning
OF our school system.
FIRST NORMAL SCHOOL INSTITUTED.
This isrGade apparent in the fact that
he Legislature made an appropriation
and established Normal School in San
Francisco in 1862. The school opened
July %, 1862, with an enrolment
of only six pupils. But this was the germ,
the nucleus from which was to spring an
institution Of imposing intellectual signif-
icance.
In 1871, the school was removed to San
Jose, and from June 14th of that year until
July, 1872, rooms provided by the City
Board of Education were used On the
last-named date the pupils and faculty oc-
cupied the Normal School building. in
which rooms had been prepared sufficient
for immediate use. The building was COM
pleted in the summer of 1876
SCHOOL BURNED OUT.
On the night of the 10th of February,
1880, the Normal School building was
burned to the ground. and nearly all of
the costly and elegant apparatus, all the
reference library, most Of the maps, charts
and other appliances we're destroyed. The
cabinet and museum, and the extensive
herbarium, the result of years of patient
labor in collecting and arranging, were en-
tirely lost, together with the valuable sci
entiic works which had been gathered to-
gather as adjuncts to the collections. The
general library and very small portion
Of the furniture were saved from destruc-
ton.
Notwithstanding this fearful disaster,
the school was continued with only one
days interruption. The use of the High
School building was generously and
promptly rendered by the City Board of
Education, and it was at once vacated by
the city schools, and occupied by the Nor
NAL School
NEW BUILDING PROVIDED.
In the course Of one year the new build
ing was completed at a total cost Of S148,-
936 80. The Legislature had appropri-
ated S150,000 for the purpose. and the bal
ance, 81 ,063 95, was returned TO the State
Treasury.
This Normal School building is located
in Washington Square, tract of land
covering six blocks, in one of the most
beautiful and ATTRACTIVE portions of that
delightful city The building, cut of
which accompanies this article, is a fine
structure, admirably adapted to its pur-
pose, and reflects credit upon the city in
which it is located and upon the State.
The new edifice is of brick, with stone sills
and lintels and covers an area of between
1000 and 5000 superficial feet more than
the former building--the enlargement being
in the wings. 1t has frontage of 236 feet
inches facing the west, and 4 depth OF
us feet.
TRUSTEES OF SAN JOSE NORMAL SCHOOL,
The San Jose Normal School, the parent
institution, is managed by the following
Board of Trustees: Governor Washington
Bartlett, Hon Ira G.. Hoitt, State Super
intendent; James Denman, of San Fran
cisco; E. Ellard Beans, of San Jose; Law
renee Archer, of San Jose; Ralph Love,
of New Almaden, and Hon. Thomas Laine,
of San Jose. The Governor and Superin-
tendent are ex-ofhcio members. The
Trustees hold their position by virtue OF
appointment from the Governor.
THE FACULTY.
The following is the Faculty now en-
gagged in the San Jose Normal School
Chas. II. Allen, Principal and Teacher OF
Pedsgogics; c. w. Childs, Vice-P Principal
and Teacher of History and Bookkeeping;
Mary f. Wilson, Principal of Training
Department and Critic Teacher; Helen 5.
Wright Preceptress and Teacher OF
Rhetoric; George K. Kleeberger, Zoology,
Chemistry, and Geology; A. II. Randall,
Physics and Mathematics; Mary J. Titus,
Pedagogics and Arithematic; Luc- N.
Washburn, Physiology and Mathematics;
Cornelia Walker, Pedagogy, Grammar and
Reading; Mary f. B. Norton, Botany and
Geography; Glora L. Bennett, Rhetoric,
Grammar and Reading; .Jessica B. Thomp-
son. Rhetoric and Word Analysis Myrtle
c. Hudson, Composition and Grammar;
Gerhard School, Drawing; Fannie NJ.
Estabrook, Reading; Nancy Murray,
Temporary Assistant j. H Elwood,
Teacher of Music; Ruth Royce, Librarian:
Mrs. B. L. Hollenbeck, Teacher of Pre-
paratory Class; Lizzie P. Sargent, Prinei-
pal of Primary Glass and Critic Teacher:
Jennie NJ. Hammond, Teacher in Train
ing Department; Mrs. A. Z. Bush. Curator
Of Museum.
TEACHERS AND TRAINING SCHOOL.
A wise provision adopted concerning
the Faculty is that, when once elected, the
teacher retains his situation so long as de-
sired, unless dismissed for cause. Thus
each instructor is inspired to make con-
slant efforts to qualify himself for the
duties of situation, the retention of
which depends on his undivided efforts.
There is connected with this school a
training department, in which the design
is to exhibit the best methods Of instruc-
tion, and in which the pupils are required
to teach during their senior year, thus ex-
employing their ability to govern class
and fitness to take charge of primary or
grammar school before they are graduated
ExcEIs IN NUMBERS ALL STATE NORMAL
SCHOOLS.
Principal Allen, in his report, says of
be San Jose Normal School:
During the present year We have
reached the highest number ever enrolled
in the school, namely, six hundred and
ninetY-one in the Normal Department,
and move than eight husdred in the en-
tire school. We have have had larger
number OF Normal pupils enrolled than
any other .&ets Normal School in the